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93rd Avenue & 172nd Street, Queens

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  • Queens: 93rd Avenue - 172nd Street, 1932

    Queens: 93rd Avenue - 172nd Street

    1932

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Queens: 93rd Avenue - 172nd Street, 1932

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Queens: 93rd Avenue - 172nd Street

1932

93rd Avenue, north side, east from 172nd to 173rd Streets. The first two dwellings were owned by Mrs. L. Waters in 1873; the farthest one, where automobile is parked, by J. McDonald. The avenue at this point was then named Willow Street. P. L. Sperr April 1, 1932

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